San Diego is passing on the County Water Authoritys water rate hike to its ratepayers. But unlike other cities in the region, San Diego is asking residents for an extra increase, which some see as a long term investment. KPBS reporter Alison St John has more.

Programs that help people recover from drug and alcohol addictions don't usually spend a lot of time teaching healthy sexual behavior. Yet that's a vital part of a recovery program in San Diego called Stepping Stone. KPBS Health Reporter Kenny Goldberg has a look, in this second part in our series on sex education.

Members of the city of San Diegos audit committee are frustrated by how long its taken to get an official audit of the South East Development Corporation. The Corporation is under scrutiny since reports surfaced that top executives awarded themselves hefty bonuses .
KPBS reporter Alison St John has more.

The fight over same-sex marriage in California, and across the country, is part of a larger discussion of what marriage has become and what it ought to be. Marriage in California is now accessible to couples who, by definition, do not sexually reproduce together. Does this mean that having and raising children is no longer central to the experience and the purpose of marriage? And if so, what IS the purpose of marriage? Joining us to talk about marriage and what we should expect from it is a woman who has studied the history of marriage, Stephanie Coontz. Also, attorney Charles Kim comments on whether same-sex marriages, performed in California, will be recognized in other states.

By the time American teens turn 18 years old, 55 percent have had sexual intercourse. And for the first time in 15 years, teen pregnancy rates went up in 2006, according to the Centers for Disease Control. The U.S. still has one of the highest teen pregnancy rates in the developed world. Is better, more comprehensive sex education in schools the answer to preventing teen pregnancy and the spread of sexually transmitted disease? San Diego schools are grabbling with exactly what to teach and when to start.

After years of debate, the California Board of Education adopted a series of sex education guidelines which will be phased-in this year. They require public schools to begin teaching "the birds and bees" when students are just 10 years old.
In a two-part series on sex education, KPBS Reporter Ana Tintocalis explains how local schools are grappling with the issue.

There's a lengthy list of people being hurt by the record-long California budget stalemate. And if it continues much longer, there could be another name to add to that list -- Republican presidential nominee, John McCain. From Sacramento Jenny O'Mara reports.

The San Diego Chargers lost their first game of the season on a last-second touchdown pass. The Chargers lost a heart-breaker yesterday at the Q, but the team never really seemed to get it going against the Carolina Panthers yesterday. Was the upset loss just a fluke, or should the Charger faithful be worried?

A coastal lagoon project in Del Mar millions of people drive by every day is now filled with millions of fish. Scientists say the restoration project is so successful it could be a model for others across the country. KPBS Reporter Ed Joyce has details.